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What Is Another Name for the Eardrum? Another term for the eardrum is the tympanic membrane, which is the scientific term for the eardrum. The tympanic membrane is a circular layer of tissue that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. It is incredibly thin and only measures roughly 0.1 millimeter thick. Continue Reading.
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- Synonyms for ear lobe: earlobe, drape, hammer, hanging, lug, pendant, shell, auditory-canal, auditory-meatus, auditory-nerve, vestibule, anvil, incus, auricle, auditory-tube, ear, pinna, bony-labyrinth, drumhead, eardrum
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Perforated Eardrum A hole or rupture in the eardrum, a thin membrane that separates the ear canal and the middle ear, is called a perforated eardrum. The medical term for eardrum is tympanic membrane. The middle ear is connected to the nose by the Eustachian tube, which equalizes pressure in the middle ear. A perforated eardrum is often accompanied by decreased hearing and sometimes liquid discharge. The perforation may be accompanied by pain, if it is caused by an injury or becomes infected.
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eardrum a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane. ear·drum. The thin, oval-shaped membrane that separates the middle ear from the outer ear. It vibrates in response to sound waves, which are then transmitted to the three small bones of the middle ear.
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The middle ear The middle ear is the part of the ear between the eardrum and the oval window. The middle ear transmits sound from the outer ear to the inner ear. The middle ear consists of three bones: the hammer (malleus), the anvil (incus) and the stirrup (stapes), the oval window, the round window and the Eustrachian tube. The bones of the middle ear.
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Eardrum In human anatomy, the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other tetrapods. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear, and then to the oval window in the fluid-filled cochlea. Hence, it ultimately converts and amplifies vibration in air to vibration in fluid. The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles. Rupture or perforation of the eardrum can lead to conductive hearing loss. Collapse or retraction of the eardrum can cause conductive hearing loss or cholesteatoma.
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How Hearing Works It is positioned between the ear canal and the middle ear. The middle ear is connected to the throat via the eustachian tube. Since air from the atmosphere flows in from your outer ear as well as your mouth, the air pressure on both sides of the eardrum remains equal.nce the sound waves travel into the ear canal, they vibrate the tympanic membrane, commonly called the eardrum. The eardrum is a thin, cone-shaped piece of skin, about 10 millimeters (0.4 inches) wide.
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Middle ear The middle ear contains three tiny bones known as the ossicles: malleus, incus, and stapes. The ossicles were given their Latin names for their distinctive shapes; they are also referred to as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup, respectively.
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Tympanic membrane The tympanic membrane, also called an eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other animals. It moves sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear.
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Eardrum Not to be confused with the secondary tympanic membrane of the round window. In human anatomy, the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other tetrapods.Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear, and then to the oval window in the fluid-filled cochlea.Hence, it ultimately converts and amplifies vibration in air to vibration in fluid. The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.he pars tensa forms most of the tympanic membrane. Its periphery is thickened to form a fibrocartilaginous ring called the anulus tympanicus. The central part of the pars tensa is tented inwards at the level of the tip of malleus and is called the umbo.
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Guide To Hearing Middle Ear. The middle ear consists of the eardrum and a small air-filled chamber containing a chain of three tiny bones (ossicles) that connect the eardrum to the inner ear. The ossicles are named for their shapes. The hammer (malleus) is attached to the eardrum. The anvil (incus) is the middle bone between the hammer and the stirrup (stapes), which is attached to the oval window, a thin membrane at the entrance to the inner ear.
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Picture of the Ear All rights reserved. The ear has external, middle, and inner portions. The outer ear is called the pinna and is made of ridged cartilage covered by skin. Sound funnels through the pinna into the external auditory canal, a short tube that ends at the eardrum (tympanic membrane).ound causes the eardrum and its tiny attached bones in the middle portion of the ear to vibrate, and the vibrations are conducted to the nearby cochlea. The spiral-shaped cochlea is part of the inner ear; it transforms sound into nerve impulses that travel to the brain.
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Human Physiology/Print Version The outer ear includes: 1  auricle (cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head). 2  auditory canal (also called the ear canal). 3  eardrum outer layer (also called the tympanic membrane).
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Perforated Eardrum A hole or rupture in the eardrum, a thin membrane that separates the ear canal and the middle ear, is called a perforated eardrum. The medical term for eardrum is tympanic membrane.iddle ear infections may cause pain, hearing loss, and spontaneous rupture of the eardrum, resulting in a perforation. In this case,there may be infected or bloody drainage from the ear. Infections can cause a hole in the eardrum as a side effect of otitis media.
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- The term is a combination of four Ancient Greek words: οὖς ous (gen. : ὠτός otos), ear, ῥίς rhis, nose, λάρυγξ larynx, larynx and -λογία -logia, study (cf. Greek ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος, otorhinolaryngologist).
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- Myringotomy or tympanotomy is the term for surgical incision into the eardrum. It may be done to create an opening for the placement of tympanostomy tubes or to drain fluid. t … ympanoplasty tympan/o means eardrum-plasty surgical incision Myringotomy.
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Ears - how your ears work This is a small air-filled space on the inside of the eardrum. There are 3 tiny bones called ossicles (oss-ik-uls) in this part. They are called the hammer (malleus), anvil (incus) and stirrup (stapes) (because that is what they look like).
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Anatomy The bones of the ear, also known as the auditory ossicles, are the three smallest bones in the human body.These bones play an important role in the sense of hearing by transmitting sounds to the inner ear. Anatomy The three auditory ossicles – the malleus, incus, and stapes – are tiny bones found in the middle ear.Each bone is named in Latin for its shape: 1  Malleus means hammer or mallet. 2  Incus means anvil. 3  Stapes means stirrup. ...he three auditory ossicles – the malleus, incus, and stapes – are tiny bones found in the middle ear. Each bone is named in Latin for its shape: 1  Malleus means hammer or mallet. 2  Incus means anvil. 3  Stapes means stirrup. ...
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The Structure of the ear The middle ear itself (the tympanum) lies deep to the eardrum and is an air-filled space that holds three small bones (ossicles), which connect the eardrum to the inner ear. These bones are called the hammer (malleus), anvil (incus) and stirrup (stapes) because of their resemblance to these objects.
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ear ear. organ of hearing and equilibrium. The human ear consists of outer, middle, and inner parts. The outer ear is the visible portion; it includes the skin-covered flap of cartilage known as the auricle, or pinna, and the opening (auditory canal) leading to the eardrum (tympanic membrane).he middle ear consists of an air-filled space, the tympanic cavity, containing the ossicles and the eustachian tube, which is connected to the pharynx. The outer wall of the tympanic cavity turns into a thin, elastic tympanic membrane. The sound waves that reach the membrane are transmitted to the inner ear.
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Medical Dictionary of Health Terms: A-C cerebrovascular accident: The medical term for a stroke. cerumen: A substance that helps keep dirt out of the ear and lubricates the skin in the ear. More commonly known as earwax. cervical radiculopathy: A pinched nerve, causing sharp pain, tingling, and numbness in the areas served by the nerve.
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- 1 Eardrum-also called the tympanic membrane, this membrane separates the outer and middle ear. 2  Sound waves cause this membrane to vibrate and these vibrations are transmitted to three tiny bones (the ossicle) in the middle ear.3  The three bones are the malleus, incus, and stapes. Eardrum-also called the tympanic membrane, this membrane separates the outer and middle ear. 2  Sound waves cause this membrane to vibrate and these vibrations are transmitted to three tiny bones (the ossicle) in the middle ear.
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Tympanosclerosis Tympanosclerosis is the medical term for scarring of the ear drum. Scarring occurs after the ear drum is injured or after surgery. Commonly a small white area can be seen after a person has had middle ear ventilation tubes. The scarring on the ear drum looks bright white. (Please see photo) Tympanosclerosis and congenital cholesteatoma (Chapter 7) can sometimes be confused because they are both white lesions seen on or under the ear drum.
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Patulous Eustachian Tube: Part 1 The eustachian tube, also known as the auditory tube or pharyngeotympanic tube, connects the nasopharynx to the middle ear. Most texts describe the tube at its proximal end extending from the anterior wall of the middle ear to the lateral wall of the nasopharynx.
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Ear 1 Outer ear: The outer ear includes an ear canal that is is lined with hairs and glands that secrete wax. This part of the ear provides protection and channels sound.  Middle ear: Three tiny bones — the malleus, incus, and stapes — within the middle ear transfer sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.